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The Real Reason the Democrats Surrendered to Trump (Again) w/ Nathan J Robinson

Nathan J. Robinson, editor in chief of Current Affairs, joins Eugene Puryear and Rania Khalek to discuss the Democrats’ latest stunning capitulation to Trump, after seven Democratic Senators and one independent joined Republicans to end the government shutdown with zero meaningful concessions.

The deal offers virtually nothing to Democrats, fails to extend key healthcare subsidies, and sets the stage for millions to lose insurance and see premiums skyrocket.

With outrage mounting and calls growing for Chuck Schumer’s resignation, Robison discusses why the Democratic Party is seemingly more committed to donor interests than being “an actual fighting party with effective opposition.”

By keeping Chuck Schumer as Senate Democratic leader, “you have to conclude that the Democrats want to fail,” says @NathanJRobinson w/ @curaffairs

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Rania Khalek

Rania Khalek is an award-winning Lebanese-American journalist and host of Dispatches on Breakthrough News, where she investigates the global consequences of imperialism, war, and systemic oppression. With over a decade of frontline reporting from conflict zones and marginalized communities, her work has been featured in The Nation, The Intercept, Al Jazeera, FAIR, and The Electronic Intifada, where she served on the editorial board.

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